The works on this album are from the pre-baroque era, where the attention paid to the text is fundamental, and the basso continuo allows for great freedom in harmony and instrumentation.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from the Festival de l'Août musical de Deauville in August 2015, produced by B Records in co-production with Les Amis de la musique à Deauville.
Instruments
The recording features a harpsichord by Augusto Bonza (1999, after an anonymous Neapolitan ca. 1530) and an organ by Claude Jaccard (2015), both on loan for the session.
Performer Biography
Ronan Khalil, the harpsichordist and director of Ensemble Desmarest, won first prize and the audience award at the 2008 international harpsichord competition of the M. & R. de Larcour Foundation.
Performer Biography
Maïlys de Villoutreys, the soprano on this recording, began her musical journey at age nine, discovering singing at the Maîtrise de Bretagne after years of violin study.
Interpretation
The Ensemble Desmarest builds its programs around the personalities of its singers and instrumentalists, with each musician contributing their unique sound and aesthetic.
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